America

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discussed in biography

Cooke’s interpretation of the
American experience culminated in his BBC-produced television series
America (1972–73). In 13 installments, filmed on location throughout the United States, Cooke surveyed some 500 years of
American history in an eclectic and personal but highly coherent narrative.
Alistair Cooke’s America (1973), the book...